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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120126837 | Bumper structure of cleaning robot A bumper structure of a cleaning robot which detects whether or not an obstacle contacts a bumper and a position of the obstacle, allows the bumper to be simply process and reduces the number of components of the cleaning robot to lower the production costs of the clean... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120105083 | Static/dynamic Resistance Measuring Apparatus and Method A resistance measuring apparatus which includes a variable voltage source, a signal display circuit, a bridge consisting of a first standard resistor, a second standard resistor, an adjustable resistor and the unknown resistor, a bridge balance display circuit and a dyn... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120070905 | Processes and Devices for Determining Body Parameters A process for the determination of body parameters, in which body hair removed by shaving, especially facial hair, is separated from body substances adhering thereto or body substances removed by shaving. Body substances include skin particles, fat and/or perspiration. ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120045855 | POSITION-SENSITIVE METROLOGY SYSTEM A metrology system for analyzing a semiconductor device on a substrate can include a metrology sensor.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120043979 | Measuring system for a down conductor of a wind turbine blade A measuring system for a down conductor of a wind turbine blade includes a measuring cable connected in series with its first end to the down conductor. A second end of the measuring cable is accessible for measurement of the electrical resistance in a lower base part o... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120038373 | APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING FUEL-CELL HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, an impedance measuring instrument, and a control device. The control device is connected to the impedance measuring instrument. The impedance measuring instrument measures the impedance of the fuel cell according to the AC impeda... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120025852 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR THE EVALUATION OF INFORMATION FROM VARIABLE ELECTRIC RESISTANCE SENSORS The solution concerns an electronic circuit for information evaluation from variable electric resistance sensors, where this sensor is formed by a matrix composed of columns and rows. At least one row and one column of the matrix is connected to a circuit which is forme... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120018413 | METHOD OF HEAT TREATMENT AND/OR INSPECTION OF FUNCTIONAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, PARTICULARLY TRANSFORMATION STRAIN AND/OR STRENGTH, OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY FILAMENTS AND APPARATUS FOR THE APPLICATION OF THIS METHOD A method of heat treatment and/or inspection of functional mechanical properties, particularly transformation strain and/or strength, of shape memory alloy filaments and apparatus for the application of this method. This invention introduce... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120019269 | MOTION SENSING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME A motion sensing device includes a housing defining a chamber that includes a number of sidewalls. A number of movable members are connected to the sidewalls and able to move toward the sidewalls. Each movable member includes a number of conductive grooves opposing the ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120016613 | Insulation Resistance Measuring Circuit Free from Influence of Battery Voltage Provided is an insulation resistance measuring circuit including: a source resistor unit including a first source resistor connected between a positive terminal of a battery and a second source resistor and the second source resistor connected between a negative termina... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120013266 | APPARATUS FOR DRIVING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH OVER-CURRENT AND OVER-VOLTAGE PROTECTION An apparatus for driving a light emitting part includes a DC/DC converter for supplying an amplified driving voltage to the light emitting part; a constant current circuit for controlling a current flowing through the light emitting part; a converter controller for cont... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120007614 | Method and Device for Position Detection with Palm Rejection The method and the device for position detection with palm rejection are disclosed. The invention provides a sensor and a controller for controlling the sensor. The sensor includes a plurality of strips. The controller execute a first kind of position detection and a se... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120007616 | Method and Device for Determining Impedance of Depression A method and the device for position detection are disclosed. The device comprises a plurality of strips intersecting each other to form a plurality of intersecting regions. A pair of depressed strips intersecting on an intersecting region contact to each other on a con... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110316568 | DETECTOR STATE MONITORING SYSTEM AND A PORTABLE DETECTOR INCLUDING SAME A portable imaging detector and a method for operating the portable imaging detector are provided. The portable imaging detector includes a docking connector having a plurality of docking connector contacts. The method includes measuring a voltage at a first docking con... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110285407 | IMPEDANCE DETECTION CIRCUIT AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF IMPEDANCE DETECTION CIRCUIT According to the present invention, a small impedance detection circuit capable of accurately detecting the impedance of an object to be measured and an adjustment method of an impedance detection circuit can be provided. In the impedance detection circuit according to ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110285410 | PARTICULATE MATTER DETECTION DEVICE A particulate matter detection device that detects the diameter and the amount of particulates in exhaust gas while reducing detection error caused by deterioration such as the deterioration of electrodes is provided. In the particulate matter detection device, which me... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110279133 | Electric Current Measurement A method for measuring electric current applied to a load includes: with a sensor element having an inaccuracy, measuring an electric current supplied to a load to produce a measurement of the electric current; with the sensor element, measuring the electric current wit... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110273195 | Touch-Sensitive Sensor Arrangement A touch-sensitive sensor arrangement comprising a planar-shaped element having a surface provided with a conductive layer, and a plurality of connecting points that are each arranged in an edge area of the element and contacting the conductive layer, wherein a respectiv... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110261011 | METHOD OF DETECTING CONTACT STATE OF RESISTIVE TOUCH PANEL DEVICE, TOUCH PANEL DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE A method of detecting a contact state of resistive touch panel device includes measuring a potential at both ends of a first resistive film, as viewed in a first direction, as a first-film-potential. At this time, the both ends of the first resistive film are short circ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110248730 | Electric power metering device and method The measuring device with electric voltage divider comprises a first measuring resistor connected between a voltage measurement input and a common point, and a second measuring resistor connected between said common point and a reference electric ground. A measurement o... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110241708 | APPARATUS FOR PREDETERMINED COMPONENT PLACEMENT TO A TARGET PLATFORM An apparatus for placement of a component onto a target platform includes a multiple-sensor probe adapted to sense a relative position of one or more reference marks or one or more alignment marks with respect to the multiple-sensor probe. The component includes one or ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110241707 | Method of measuring slider resistance of different types of row bar with a common tester A method of measuring slider resistance of different types of row bar with a common tester comprises judging the type of the row bar, if the row bar is femto-type row bar, supplying a first voltage to the front pins, and supplying a second voltage that is unequal to the... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110240621 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL CNT-ENGINEERED STRUCTURES Various applications for structured CNT-engineered materials are disclosed herein. In one application, systems are disclosed, wherein a structured CNT-engineered material forms at least part of an object capable of providing its own structural feedback. In another appli... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110227603 | Secure Anti-Tamper Integrated Layer Security Device Comprising Nano-Structures A device and method using one or more electrically conductive nano-structures defined on one or more surfaces of a microelectronic circuit such as an integrated circuit die, microelectronic circuit package a stacked microelectronic circuit package, or on the surface of ... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110230741 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBSERVING SENSOR PARAMETERS The invention disclosed herein provides methods and materials for observing the state of a sensor, for example those used by diabetic patients to monitor blood glucose levels. Typically a voltage such as a voltage pulse is applied to the sensor in order to solicit a cur... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110221456 | SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING A sensor system, and an associated method for detecting harsh environmental conditions, is provided. The sensor system includes at least one sensor having an electrical sensing element. The electrical sensing element is based on certain classes of composite materials: (... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110224930 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF INSECT INFESTATION A system for detecting the presence of an insect/insect larvae may include, but is not limited to: a first electrically conductive crush roller; a second electrically conductive crush roller; a drive motor operably coupled to at least one of the first electrically condu... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110204903 | System and Method for Augmented Impedance Sensing An impedance monitoring circuit for an electrosurgical generator is disclosed. The monitoring circuit includes an isolation transformer coupled to at least one of an active terminal and a return terminal of an electrosurgical generator, wherein the isolation transformer... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110199106 | COMPACT LOW NOISE SIGNAL READOUT CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THEREOF The present invention discloses a solid-state electric charge sensor (200, 600) comprising at least one signal-readout circuit (205, 605) that comprises a current source (140, 640) and a column line (120, 620). The sensor also comprises at le... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110197652 | System for detecting and removing a gas bubble from a vascular infusion line System for detecting and removing gas bubbles from a vascular infusion line, including a cassette adapted for disposition intermediate the fluid line, the cassette including a flexible tube having an inlet port for connection to a supply side of the fluid line, an outle... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110199316 | SENSOR STRUCTURE AND TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL A touch display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate is provided. A plurality of sensing units is disposed on the first substrate, and each sensing unit includes a main-sensing pattern and at least one sub-sensing pattern. The at least one sub-sensin... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110199102 | CHEMICAL SENSORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME A van der Pauw (VDP) sensor comprising an electronic circuit electrically coupled to a surface, the surface comprising a type III-V material, and the electronic circuit measuring a sheet resistivity of the surface using a VDP technique. The VDP sensor may further compri... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110193579 | DETERMINATION OF PHYSICAL CONNECTIVITY STATUS OF DEVICES BASED ON ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to determination of physical connectivity status of devices based on electrical measurement. An embodiment of a method includes discovering a connection of a first device with a second device, and performing an electri... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110187392 | FLOW METER A flow meter includes a main body having a first end and a second end, a flexible electrical resistor coupled to the main body and extending outwardly from the second end thereof, wherein an electrical resistance of the flexible electrical resistor varies in response to... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110163769 | METHODS OF DETERMINING MID-STROKE POSITIONS OF ACTIVE MATERIAL ACTUATED LOADS Systems for and methods of determining at least one mid-stroke position of an active material actuated load by causing a stress induced rapid change in electrical resistance within the active material element, or modifying an ancillary circuit, when the load is at the m... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110156727 | Soot Sensor A soot sensor for the detection of soot particles in an exhaust gas flow, having interdigitally engaged measurement electrodes applied on a substrate. An electrical resistance between the measurement electrodes is a measure of soot load of the exhaust gas flow. The meas... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110148442 | MONITORING A SUSPENSION AND TRACTION MEANS OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM A monitoring device for a suspension-and-traction apparatus of an elevator system that includes at least one electrically conductive cord contains a measurement apparatus for determining a resulting resistance. The measurement apparatus is connected to the cord with con... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110129934 | METHOD FOR INFERRING TEMPERATURE IN AN ENCLOSED VOLUME A method for inferring temperature in an enclosed volume containing a fuel/oxidant mixture, the method comprises placing at least one wire in the enclosed volume. The at least one wire having an identifiable property wherein the identifiable property of the at least one... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110120950 | Processing and Analysis Techniques Involving In-Vessel Material Generation In at least one embodiment, the inventive technology relates to in-vessel generation of a material from a solution of interest as part of a processing and/or analysis operation. Preferred embodiments of the in-vessel material generation (e.g., in-vessel solid material g... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110121844 | METHOD OF MEASURING EARTH GROUND RESISTANCE OF A PYLON The present invention relates generally to a facilitated method for accurately measuring the earth ground resistance of a ground rod, in particular a footing of a pylon acting as a ground rod or a ground rod attached to the footings of a pylon, and obtaining an overall ... | 05/26/2011 |
